Going vegetarian could help with high blood pressure


There are many types of vegetarians, with the strictest being vegans who totally abstain from any kind of animal or animal-derived foods. — dpa

According to the latest data, around 3% of the world’s population – around 375 million people – are vegetarian.

Some countries, like Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Germany, India, Israel, Jamaica, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and Vietnam, have as much as one-tenth of their population being vegetarian.

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